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Cash receipts: animals and animal products: Kentucky
What US farms took in from selling animals and animal products each year, in billions of dollars, with USDA's forecast for the nation's current year.
Up to dateThree times a year: in February, around the start of September and around the start of December. Last published Sep 3, 2026. Next expected November 2026.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Kentucky, 2025
$5.36 billion
Up 12.8% from $4.75 billion in 2024
United States, 2025
$303.63 billion
Up 12.9% from $269.04 billion in 2024
KentuckyUnited StatesUSDA forecast
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What the numbers say
- Kentucky's cash receipts is less than 0.1 times the US average.
- Since 2016 it has risen 83.5%, from $2.92 billion to $5.36 billion.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No figure | $287.27 billion (USDA forecast) |
| 2025 | $5.36 billion | $303.63 billion |
| 2024 | $4.75 billion | $269.04 billion |
| 2023 | $4.37 billion | $250.11 billion |
| 2022 | $4.50 billion | $259.83 billion |
| 2021 | $3.54 billion | $196.39 billion |
| 2020 | $2.77 billion | $165.01 billion |
| 2019 | $3.14 billion | $175.56 billion |
| 2018 | $3.37 billion | $176.09 billion |
| 2017 | $3.19 billion | $175.56 billion |
| 2016 | $2.92 billion | $162.73 billion |
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Source: USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. State and US estimates released Sep 3, 2026. Retrieved Oct 21, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-21.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation.
What this measures
It is the money farms received from selling these products, before any costs, and the nation's latest year is a USDA forecast.